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Best Public Schools in Chemung County, NY

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Schools

10,103

Students

Districts

Top rankedHorseheads Senior High School223^rd of 1,234 New York high schools

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Biggest riser

Ridge Road School up 538 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cohen Elementary School 9.8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elmira Psychiatric Center	Public	5-12	100 Washington St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	New York State Office Mental Health (Omh)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(607) 737-4874	4				4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	610 Lake St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 737-8040	411	31	13.2	43.8%	280 (68.1%)	49 (11.9%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.4%)	21.9	2024^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.2%		34.1	1613^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.0%	411												36.6	35.7	41.2	41.3			29.6	39.7	39.2	32.6			35.3										$14,036	$233	$13,803
Broadway Elementary School	Public	3-6	1000 Broadway	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3600	364	29	12.5	64.8%	304 (83.5%)	18 (4.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	25.7	1901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%		26.7	1853^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.2%	48												41.1	40.4	40.7	33.0			51.1	46.5	36.1	34.1			30.2		98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$25,993	$4,669	$21,324
Ernie Davis Academy	Public	7-8	933 Hoffman St	Elmira	14905	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3100	844	67	12.6	70.5%	571 (67.7%)	121 (14.3%)	31 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (13.9%)	11.3	1415^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.7%		11.4	1422^nd of 1504 public middle schools	5.5%	7							96.7			97.7						21.9	22.5					30.8	19.3		24.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,597	$5,253	$21,344
Diven School	Public	PK, KG-2	1115 Hall St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3700	325	21	15.2	70.8%	174 (53.5%)	58 (17.8%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.7%)								(n/a)																										99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$27,002	$4,948	$22,054
Fassett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	309 W Thurston St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3900	295	22	13.4	84.7%	155 (52.5%)	76 (25.8%)	26 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)								(n/a)																										99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.7	$29,773	$5,805	$23,968
Hendy Avenue School	Public	3-6	110 Hendy Ave	Elmira	14905	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3750	391	25	15.9	69.6%	262 (67.0%)	61 (15.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	14.4	2210^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.6%		15.9	2185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%	25												15.0	27.5	41.0	36.5			16.0	31.9	31.7	25.0			33.8		99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,108	$4,359	$19,749
Pine City School	Public	PK, KG-2	1551 Pennsylvania Ave	Pine City	14871	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3800	347	23	15.0	53.9%	279 (80.4%)	24 (6.9%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)								(n/a)																										99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$26,266	$3,892	$22,374
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	409 Riverside Ave	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3850	375	21	17.8	84.8%	230 (61.3%)	47 (12.5%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.2%)								(n/a)																										99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$25,322	$4,255	$21,067
Elmira High School	Public	10-12	777 S Main St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3201	1,273	57	22.3	67.2%	873 (68.6%)	165 (13.0%)	52 (4.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	170 (13.4%)	24	934^th of 1234 public high schools	24.3%		34	808^th of 1242 public high schools	34.9%	126	60.0	79.2	64.3	22.6	35.5	46.8	28.7		64.6	19.5	33.3															100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,841	$2,896	$21,945
Thomas K Beecher School	Public	3-6	310 Sullivan St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3500	338	29	11.7	86.1%	190 (56.2%)	53 (15.7%)	27 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.5%)	4.4	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.1	2409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%	8												28.2	7.3	16.3	17.1			25.6	13.3	7.6	13.0			12.0		98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$29,780	$5,477	$24,303
Parley Coburn School	Public	3-6	216 Mt Zoar St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3650	391	29	13.4	85.4%	242 (61.9%)	48 (12.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (19.4%)	13.3	2235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.8	2370^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.1%	135												40.7	25.0	11.8	12.2			56.0	17.6	8.0	25.3			18.8		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,856	$4,516	$21,340
Cohen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Robinwood Ave	Elmira Heights	14903	Chemung County	Elmira Heights Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 734-7132	443	45	9.8	49.7%	390 (88.0%)	13 (2.9%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	33.7	1663^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.0%		34.7	1599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%	64												47.9	32.3	36.8				56.3	56.5	46.1				39.2		99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	$25,441	$1,750	$23,692
Thomas A Edison High School	Public	9-12	2083 College Ave	Elmira Heights	14903	Chemung County	Elmira Heights Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 733-5604	321	25	12.7	53.0%	269 (83.8%)	10 (3.1%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	67.5	376^th of 1234 public high schools	69.5%		64.8	441^st of 1242 public high schools	64.5%	65	37.5	85.2	88.5	70.4	66.7	88.5	74.2		85.0	61.7	61.5															99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	$22,864	$863	$22,001
Cohen Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Robinwood Ave	Elmira Heights	14903	Chemung County	Elmira Heights Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 734-5078	251	25	10.1	57.0%	206 (82.1%)	14 (5.6%)	11 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.6%)	37.2	959^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.1%		38.4	949^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.9%	10							100.0			100.0					38.8	32.2	37.8				30.4	63.2	42.6		49.1	98.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,380	$1,813	$24,567
Big Flats School	Public	PK, KG-4	543 Maple St	Big Flats	14814	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6373	372	27	13.9	25.0%	333 (89.5%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	48	1243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%		55.6	1017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.4%	226												48.4	58.1					54.7	60.3							98.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	$21,435	$1,012	$20,423
Gardner Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	541 Gardner Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-6347	444	31	14.4	36.7%	330 (74.3%)	14 (3.2%)	25 (5.6%)	47 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	58.7	964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%		60.1	904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.0%	60												60.4	54.8					69.2	57.1							99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$21,171	$985	$20,186
Horseheads Senior High School	Public	9-12	401 Fletcher St	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-5601	1,119	84	13.2	31.5%	943 (84.3%)	14 (1.3%)	54 (4.8%)	35 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.4%)	75.9	223^rd of 1234 public high schools	81.9%		75.6	219^th of 1242 public high schools	82.4%	4	89.2	94.7	85.8	79.0	89.4	83.8	78.6	88.5	91.1	65.6	59.8															99.5	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.9	$24,908	$638	$24,270
Horseheads Middle School	Public	7-8	950 Sing Sing Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6356	564	51	11.1	38.8%	475 (84.2%)	11 (2.0%)	32 (5.7%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	40.7	899^th of 1500 public middle schools	40.1%		43.3	843^rd of 1504 public middle schools	43.9%	56							98.7			98.5						41.8	35.0					46.9	60.5		49.2	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$24,245	$821	$23,424
Ridge Road School	Public	K-4	812 Center St	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6351	369	27	13.5	32.0%	322 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	64.7	828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%		42.7	1366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.1%	538												62.1	55.6					80.3	61.9							100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,206	$1,440	$20,767
Horseheads Intermediate School	Public	5-6	952 Sing Sing Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-6366	529	40	13.3	40.3%	455 (86.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18 (3.4%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)								(n/a)														48.0	47.0					43.7	51.3			51.2		99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.8	99.7	$21,100	$958	$20,142
Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Langford St	Van Etten	14889	Chemung County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 589-7110	333	27	12.3	61.9%	318 (95.5%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	20.7	2056^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.2	1868^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.6%	188												36.7	24.0					43.1	48.0							97.7	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.3	99.0	99.7	$25,722	$1,581	$24,141

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